Bridge to recovery for postcardiotomy failure: is there still a role for centrifugal pumps?
- 31 October 2000
- journal article
- Published by Elsevier BV in The Annals of Thoracic Surgery
- Vol. 70 (4), 1259-1263
- https://doi.org/10.1016/s0003-4975(00)01715-x
Abstract
Early implantation of centrifugal devices in patients with postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock may provide a bridge to recovery and allow subsequent long-term survival. Since January 1989, 62 patients were supported with centrifugal pumps because of failure to wean from cardiopulmonary bypass. Indications were postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock (PCCS) (n = 60), bridge to cardiac retransplantation (n = 1), and right ventricular failure (n = 1). Patients' ages ranged from 23 to 78 years; 40 were men (65%), and 22 were women (35%). Twenty-two patients (35%) had a left ventricular assist device; 9 patients (15%) had a right ventricular assist device; and 31 patients (50%) had a biventricular assist device. Length of support ranged from 1 day to 19 days. Forty-two patients (68%) were weaned successfully; 27 patients survived to discharge (44%). Complications included bleeding (n = 41, 66%), renal failure (n = 28, 45%), and respiratory failure (n = 26, 42%). Currently, 23 patients survived 10 or more years (n = 1), 6 to 10 years (n = 7), 1 to 5 years (n = 10), and less than 1 year (n = 5). Centrifugal pumps are available, easy to use, and relatively inexpensive. Our experience justifies their continued use as a bridge to recovery for patients with postcardiotomy cardiogenic shock, despite the availability and increasing use of more expensive devices.Keywords
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